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9 Timesaving Beauty Tips That'll Make Life Easier

Have way too much on your plate these days? With these simplify-your-life tips, your beauty routine is one less thing to worry about

September 13, 2011 | by Sharon J. Yi | 52 COMMENTS

Tip No. 5: Stick on your polish when you have zero time to let it dry When you have to get dressed up for an event but don't have time to get your nails done, get salon-perfect-looking nails in a snap -- literally -- with stick-on nail polish. You can go with a solid shade or even try funky prints or nail art designs without ever having to meticulously labor over them with a teeny brush. With these ingenious stickers, all you have to do is peel, apply, and file -- no drying time necessary. And since they're technically nail polish, you can take them off with nail polish remover 10 days later. (That's right -- they last 10 days.)Our editors can't get enough of Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips, $9.99.

SEE NEXT PAGE: Tip No. 6: Color your hair at home with a no-drip product

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products mentioned

DCL Non-Drying Cleansing Lotion

0.0

CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser

9.1

Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System

9.1

SkinMedica TNS Essential Serum

7.5

Becca Luminous Skin Colour

9.8

Nars The Multiple

8.5

Sally Hansen Salon Effects Real Nail Polish Strips

7.0

John Frieda Precision Foam Colour

7.8

Clinique Chubby Sticks Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm

8.2

Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger Texturizing Sea Spray

10.0

Bumble and bumble Spray de Mode

8.7

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Shadow Pencils

9.4

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these are awesome tips! going to try the 'sexy hair fast' for sure.

by 92jess11 Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 08:32PM Report as inappropriate

very helpful

by LittleBunny Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 09:50AM Report as inappropriate

Nice info

by EricaF123 Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 07:03AM Report as inappropriate

I'm really going to have to pick up Nars Multiple...

by kimihavens Friday, November 2, 2012 at 03:08PM Report as inappropriate

Aveeno has a fabulous tinted moistorizing cream for far less that price. You can also get it at buy-one get one and they usually coinside with the paper coupons on sunday to get a better deal

by Only1KimmieD Thursday, October 25, 2012 at 11:30AM Report as inappropriate

The nail strips are actually quite fabulous, i'm, surprised by how many people on here are so negative about them. Amazing time saver and they really DO last for 10 days.

by BeautyPirate Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 07:17AM Report as inappropriate

The stick n nail polish does not last. :(

by robyne00 Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 08:06PM Report as inappropriate

i want to try these tips and hopefully save more time for sleeping.

by lilas Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 05:56PM Report as inappropriate

I want to try that sick on nail polish.

by asiagirl4ever Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 02:45AM Report as inappropriate

Now I want to try Clinique Chubby Sticks!

by VV001 Monday, May 28, 2012 at 03:14PM Report as inappropriate

these are great ideas, seeing as i never have time to put on makeup, but i will NEVER use stick-on polish. i'll just keep using bottled polish.

by liliofthevalley Friday, May 25, 2012 at 06:41PM Report as inappropriate

These are good tips for me to try out.

by darkangel81 Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 04:36PM Report as inappropriate

Saving time on my beauty routine is exactly what I need!

by MissXu Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 02:46PM Report as inappropriate

Not exactly what I was expecting, a lot of the stuff I already knew or don't really apply to me.

by mrselliott08 Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 09:21AM Report as inappropriate

I havent tried this particular product but in my experience dry shampoos are not a good option, at least not very often. Save your money buy a good shampoo like Aveda and you will likely have to shampoo less, or have a different style for non shampoo days

by mum21 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 03:25PM Report as inappropriate

Great tips. Must try Sally Hansen stick on nail polish, a BIG time saver for me!

by beauty_goddess Monday, February 6, 2012 at 10:25AM Report as inappropriate

great

by Nicole2814 Friday, February 3, 2012 at 04:56PM Report as inappropriate

I love the John Frieda hair color. Best at home ever, and better results than a lot of salon color!

by Agrimony Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 05:55PM Report as inappropriate

Thanks for the dry shampoos tip, gives me me more time and keeps my hair healthier ;)

by GlowGirl Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 12:40PM Report as inappropriate

i really like how this foams up so easy to do and covers good.

by sandyc Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 12:31PM Report as inappropriate

super helpful tips! I'm always in such a rush in the morning

by sportimonki13 Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 09:55PM Report as inappropriate

nice tips thank you

by Nicole2814 Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 10:01AM Report as inappropriate

I like tinted moisturizers

by Only1KimmieD Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 12:21PM Report as inappropriate

nice tips but the stick on nail polish takes way longer

by anna_davis Sunday, November 27, 2011 at 08:31PM Report as inappropriate

I use tinted moisturizer, tinted lip balm, eyeshadow stick and pink cheek liquid tint when I'm in a hurry.. Often, I go without eyeshadow at all. :-)

by grass Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 04:07AM Report as inappropriate

Love these tips. I've recently gotten into the dry shampoo to save time. What an amazing invention! I love that I don't have to take the time to wash my hair in the shower everyday!

by ladyboarder9669 Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at 08:26AM Report as inappropriate

I really want to try the dry shampoo!

by MissXu Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 08:27PM Report as inappropriate

learned alot today.

by Maggie0215 Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 12:48PM Report as inappropriate

great tips.

by shar_r Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 01:56PM Report as inappropriate

~!*thxs i needed that*!~

by hippie95 Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 06:53AM Report as inappropriate

I really love these tips:) They work great! The only one I don't take advantage of is coloring my hair at home since I don't get it colored to start out with.

by SugarandSmiles Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 05:37AM Report as inappropriate

im going to try some of these tips

by aprillynnnxo Monday, October 17, 2011 at 10:01AM Report as inappropriate

These are great! I never have much time to do anything, so these tips can help a lot. I absolutely LOVE the chubby sticks.

by liliofthevalley Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 10:03AM Report as inappropriate

love the chubby stick!

by Bon_Bon Friday, October 14, 2011 at 01:18AM Report as inappropriate

I've heard alot about the UD 24/7 Shadow sticks - I think I'll try them sometime.

by katiespeaking Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 01:14PM Report as inappropriate

Great ideas!

by vfalkow Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 06:40PM Report as inappropriate

Everyone needs more time in a day. Great article!!

by murph2mr Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 03:58PM Report as inappropriate

I'm really interested in those UD 24/7 shadow sticks. They'll be good for a low key office look and won't take too long to put on in the morning!

by LipglossandSpandex Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 11:09PM Report as inappropriate

nice article, exactly what I need now- more time! :)

by venenumletalis Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 02:33PM Report as inappropriate

I want to try the nail polish strips it seems very convenient.

by gaej19 Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 02:32PM Report as inappropriate

I want tinted moisturizer! A good one.

by LittleBunny Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 02:21PM Report as inappropriate

I want a Clinique chubby stick now.

by eatinglipstick Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 07:32PM Report as inappropriate

Gret products however I'm taking off a star because Nars the Multiple is $39 not $19 and for a site like this I find it unprofessional for such a simple mistake and misleading to users who are unaware of beauty product prices.

by CliniqueLover Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 03:37PM Report as inappropriate

Nice tips for those days your in a hurry but don't want to leave the house unfinished.

by stephgal Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 03:17PM Report as inappropriate

some awesome suggestions! i already use dry shampoo as a time/water saver but didn't know the hair dryer trick - must try this! i'll have to try the clinique chubby sticks (since i use lip balm + gloss or lipstick/lipliner) and the shadow pencils. i've used tinted moisturizer for years now (lancome or laura mercier) and love the lighter feel vs. foundation but often have to use a regular moisturizer first (otherwise my skin feels too dry) so it's not really a timesaver...

by jenstar313 Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 01:22PM Report as inappropriate

The Clinique CHubby sticks are great! I'm also debating starting to use a dry shampoo to prevent my hair fro breaking as much.

by vfalkow Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 12:21PM Report as inappropriate

Some tips are only slightly useful.

by volta Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 11:58AM Report as inappropriate

I've heard tips like these before...

by Mysterylady Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 09:38AM Report as inappropriate

It's really hard to find a good tinted moisturizer. Almost every suggestion is really expensive,try Nivea's tinted moisturizer, it's really good and cheap and has no orange undertones

by selma Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 09:27AM Report as inappropriate

This sums up my current routine. I've been looking for a good, drugstore tinted moisturizer. Any suggestions?

by hlm258 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 08:26AM Report as inappropriate

i'm dying to try tinted moisturizer!

by gisellemarie Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 06:52AM Report as inappropriate

im dying to try a tinted moisturizer

by gisellemarie Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 06:41AM Report as inappropriate

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